Parents wish to force me to work for them without wage while I should ideally be doing my summer assignments and SAT prep.
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Parents wish to force me to work for them without wage while I should ideally be doing my summer assignments and SAT prep.
It is now summer vacation and I have looked for paid employment around town and to no avail I may add. My parents have offered me an ultimatum stating that either I have to find a job or they will bring me to their office every day and give me work from ~8am-7:30pm. This is inhumane for my bird who usually gets a few hours out of the cage and will then only be getting two hours of human contact tops a day. Also, working without wage for 8+ hours a day instead of doing work or seeing my friends seems against the traditional notion of summer that my friends and I used to have. Any advice?
Asked on June 25, 2009 under Employment Labor Law, Virginia
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
I very much doubt that your parents have to pay you for working in their office, since they are already providing you with food, clothing and shelter, among other things. You don't have any "rights" to a "traditional" summer vacation.
I suppose you could complain to the child protective services agency -- but if they didn't blow you off, they could remove you from your home, place you in a foster home where you'd probably have less privacy, less space, and certainly not your bird.
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